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“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” Louis L'Amour

"Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."
– Virginia Satir

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity & importance & should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. Dr. M.L.K. Jr.

"Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be."
– Grandma Moses

When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare. John Wooden

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
-- Mark Twain

"Trying to change the outer is like seeing your unshaven face in the mirror and trying to shave the mirror." — Joe Vitale

"There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow." Orison Swett Marden

"A new day to get up, get out and do something wonderful - life is be lived not complained about!"
- Anonymous

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
-- Napoleon Hill

"Never fear a shadow as it simply means that the light is somewhere nearby."
- Anonymous

I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
-- Larry Bird

Everybody is like a magnet. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. If you're friendly, then everybody else seems to be friendly too. Dr. David Hawkins

"I'm not rich; I have a heart that makes me feel rich." - Anonymous

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is.… It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best. Sir Laurence Olivier

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that?
We must have perseverance.” Marie Curie

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"The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going."
– David Starr Jordan

"Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it, take with you your all."
- Kahlil Gibran

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"Forgiveness is the economy of the heart.…forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits."
– Hannah More

"Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you."
- St. Jerome

“Carpe diem. Quam minimum credula postero.”
-- Horace

"Sometimes the fear of doing something often leads to a great reward and lifetime of happiness."
- Anonymous

We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 133

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"Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend."
– Walter Savage Landor

"Always be cheerful; always have a smile because you are on this earth just for a while."
- Unknown

We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic."
—Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 33

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over & gone. The future is not guaranteed. Wayne Dyer

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
Tony Robbins

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Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong. Fridtjof Nansen

"Kindness can grow everywhere, as long as you plant the seeds."
- Unknown

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
--Og Mandino

Discontent is the first step in progress. No one knows what is in him till he tries, & many would never try if they were not forced to. Basil Maturin

"Life is better when you are happy, but life is at its best when other people are happy because of you."
- Unknown

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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
-- Og Mandino

Other people and things can stop you temporarily. You're the only one who can do it permanently.
-- Zig Ziglar

"That which you resist stays."
— Dr. David Hawkins

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"As long as we are loved by someone, then we are rich."
- Anonymous

"Don't let other people tell you what you want."
– Pat Riley

“To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.” Anna Pavlova

"There is no security on this earth. Only opportunity."
--General Douglas MacArthur

"Let me listen to me and not to them."
– Gertrude Stein

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
Jim Rohn

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
Stephen Covey

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“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

When I do things without any explanation, but just with spontaneity…I can be sure that I am right."
– Federico Fellini

"If you think deep, you will thank much."
- Anonymous

"We each need to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly."
– Shakti Gawain

"Anything done with focus, awareness or mindfulness is a meditation."
- Anonymous

"It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life."
– Katharine Butler Hathaway

"When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself."
– Sir Alexander Paterson

"The greatest journey of mankind is the journey inwards."
- Anonymous

“We're here to make good things happen for other people. Do that... and you'll make good things happen for yourself.” Sam Parker

In thinking about our day we may face indecision. …Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. Alcoholics Anonymous p.86

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
-- Charles Schwab

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"When you cannot make up your mind between two evenly balanced courses of action, choose the bolder."
– William Joseph Slim

"Love what you do and do what you love."
- Anonymous

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
-- Clarence Darrow

"You never know what you were born to do until you search within yourself … search for your passion."
- Anonymous

"The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink, and somebody to love you."
– Brendan Behan

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu

"God gave you talents that only you'll be able to perform. "
- Anonymous

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
– Winston Churchill

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The faultfinder will find faults even in paradise.
-- Henry David Thoreau

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"You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering."
– Henri Frédéric Amiel

“What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” Maximus Decimus Meridias

"You will regret many things in life, but you will never regret being too kind or too fair."
- Anonymous

We shouldn't be shy on this matter of prayer. Better men than we are using it constantly.

—Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pgs. 85-86

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"You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy."
- Buddha

"Deep within us is an extra reserve that defies science and reaches for a miracle."
- Anonymous

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine & at last you create what you will.
– George Bernard Shaw

"Search your soul to find your heart's direction; trust them both to navigate your dreams."
- Anonymous

Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
N Hawthorne

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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
--Will Rogers

Act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done by hesitation.
--Thomas Henry Huxley

It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 85

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.
– William Butler Yeats

"I could do it today, so I will be able to do it for the rest of my tomorrows."
- Anonymous

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. -- Charles Swindoll

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities & an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. Winston Churchill

"Having a why—a powerful, compelling reason—is the one thing no one can give you."
— Stephen Pierce

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“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.” Florence Nightingale

"God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer."
- Mother Teresa

In actual practice, we usually find a solitary self-appraisal insufficient. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 72

"A new day to get up, get out and do something wonderful - life is be lived not complained about!"
- Anonymous

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."
– Plutarch